The NGC 4303 galaxy as seen with ALMA

This image of the nearby galaxy NGC 4303, taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner, shows the distribution of cold clouds of molecular gas, which provide the raw material from which stars form. 

NGC 4303 is a spiral galaxy, with a bar of stars and gas at its centre, located approximately 55 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. 

The images were taken as part of the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) project, which is making high-resolution observations of nearby galaxies with telescopes operating across the electromagnetic spectrum.

Credit:

ESO/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/PHANGS

Over de afbeelding

Id:ngc4303-alma-cc
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:16 juli 2021 14:00
Grootte:888 x 884 px

Over het object

Naam:NGC 4303
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral
Constellation:Virgo
Categorie:Galaxies

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Coordinates

Position (RA):12 21 54.89
Position (Dec):4° 28' 24.88"
Field of view:2.96 x 2.95 arcminutes
Orientation:North is -0.0° left of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandGolflengteTelescoop
Millimeter
CO [2–1]
1.2 cmAtacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
Band 6